Scottish Premiership · Sun, 1 Aug 2021 · Pittodrie
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Aberdeen
2–0
FT · Win
Dundee United
0.67xG
+0.24AFC xGD
xG0.43
Expected points 1.58–1.58
Tight gameThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A dramatic win rather than a dominant performance.
But Aberdeen created the better chances: 0.10 xG per shot to 0.09, and the bigger ones (2–1 big chances).
Result model · all chances
Expected points 1.58 – 1.58
From the full xG (0.67–0.43), penalty included.
Performance model · excl. penalty
Expected 1.58 pts
From non-penalty xG (0.67–0.43). Took 3.
Some fortune.The result flattered Aberdeen slightly — the non-penalty chances were close before the penalty shifted the xG.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.67Dundee United 0.43GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.
The match in three battles
Chance qualitySLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
0.67 – 0.43
Expected goals
AFC xG baseline: 1.10
0.10 – 0.09
xG per shot
7 – 5
shots (AFC – Dundee United)
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionEVEN
1.32 – 1.55
Expected threat created
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
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field tilt
41 – 65
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.43 xGA
chances conceded
0.54 better than AFC baseline (0.97)
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Dundee United box touches
0.09
xG per Dundee United shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
A middle-of-the-road performance by this season’s standards — no category stood out as a high or low.
Home this season: 8-5-6, 0.00–0.00 xG avg
Detailed stats not available for this match